Josephine Owino (born 28 August 1983, in Kenya) is a Kenyan professional basketball player in the WNBA, formerly playing for the

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. Owino is from Mombasa and she went to the Mombasa High School and then played for

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in the Kenyan league,Daily Nation, 1 April 2009
Kenya’s Owino joins top USA basketball team
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. She played for

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from 2003 to 2009. The team participated that participate in the NAIA's

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(Division 1). She was selected NAIA's player of the year in 2008 and 2009. She has played for the Kenyan national team, debuting in 2000. She was selected by Washington Mystics in the

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and became the first Kenyan player in WNBA. She was waived by the Mystics three games into the season when a replacement needed to be signed for the injured

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References

WNBA Player Profile
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